Car accidents

Here is a quick reminder from Nashville car wreck and injury attorney Jonathan Williams of what to do if you are involved in an automobile accident. 1. Call the Police-Get an accident report from the police even if it seems minor. This can be critical to scene recreation if necessary. It also helps identify witnesses…

The short answer is yes, but it wasn’t always this way in Tennessee. For many years Tennessee was a contributory negligence state. That meant that if an accident was even 1% your fault you could not recover any damages through the Tennessee legal system. Thankfully, in 1992 Tennessee adopted a modified comparative fault system in…

As school starts again, it is a good time to review Tennessee’s child restraint laws. The State of Tennessee bases its child restraint laws on a child’s age, weight and height. While all children under the age of 16 must be properly restrained in a vehicle, there are different requirements for each age group. Children…

Motor vehicle collisions with pedestrians are very frightening and are not uncommon in middle Tennessee. In fact, Channel 4 news reported that a child was hit by a car recently as he was walking to school. Fortunately the child only suffered a broken arm; however, many Nashville pedestrians are not so lucky. According to a…

If you have been injured in a car wreck, you have probably received forms from an insurance adjustor giving that at-fault driver’s insurance company access to your medical records. It happens in nearly every claim. Should you sign them? Probably not; at least not until you talk to an experienced injury attorney who handles car…

The Tennessean reported today that the more than 300 people have died since January 1 this year on Tennessee roadways. Car wreck fatalities are up more than 13 percent for the same period last year. Prior to this year, the number of deaths from automobile collisions was declining. The article states that TDOT has identified…

As a Nashville injury attorney, I have handled many cases where someone injured their neck in a car accident. These types of injuries can be associated with headaches, soreness, stiffness, arm pain and weakness. This is a common injury from a car wreck because the head and neck and not protected in a collision and…